зебра

Bulgarian

зебра

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛbrɐ]

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Noun

зе́бра • (zébra) f

1. zebra

Declension

Declension of зе́бра

	singular	plural
indefinite	зе́бра zébra	зе́бри zébri
definite	зе́брата zébrata	зе́брите zébrite
vocative form	зе́бро zébro	зе́бри zébri

Anagrams

• бреза (breza), резба (rezba)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛbra]

Noun

зебра • (zebra) f (diminutive зебричка)

1. zebra

Declension

Declension of зебра

	singular	plural
indefinite	зебра	зебри
definite unspecified	зебрата	зебрите
definite proximal	зебрава	зебриве
definite distal	зебрана	зебрине
vocative	зебро	зебри

Russian

Alternative forms

• зёбра (zjóbra) — humorous

Etymology

Borrowed from a Western European language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzʲebrə]

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Noun

зе́бра • (zébra) f anim or f inan (genitive зе́бры, nominative plural зе́бры, genitive plural зебр)

1. (zoology) zebra
2. zebra crossing (a pedestrian crosswalk)

Declension

Declension of зе́бра (bian fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	зе́бра zébra	зе́бры zébry
genitive	зе́бры zébry	зе́бр zébr
dative	зе́бре zébre	зе́брам zébram
accusative animate inanimate	зе́бру zébru	зе́бр zébr
		зе́бры zébry
instrumental	зе́брой, зе́брою zébroj, zébroju	зе́брами zébrami
prepositional	зе́бре zébre	зе́брах zébrax

Descendants

• → Armenian: զեբր (zebr)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

зе̏бра f (Latin spelling zȅbra)

1. zebra

Declension

Declension of зебра

	singular	plural
nominative	зебра	зебре
genitive	зебре	зебра
dative	зебри	зебрама
accusative	зебру	зебре
vocative	зебро	зебре
locative	зебри	зебрама
instrumental	зебром	зебрама

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zèbre, from Portuguese zebra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛbrɐ]

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Noun

зе́бра • (zébra) f animal or f inan (genitive зе́бри, nominative plural зе́бри, genitive plural зебр)

1. (animal) zebra
2. (inanimate, figuratively, colloquial) zebra crossing

Declension

Declension of зе́бра (animal/inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	зе́бра zébra	зе́бри zébry
genitive	зе́бри zébry	зебр zebr
dative	зе́брі zébri	зе́брам zébram
accusative	зе́бру zébru	зе́бри, зебр zébry, zebr
instrumental	зе́брою zébroju	зе́брами zébramy
locative	зе́брі zébri	зе́брах zébrax
vocative	зе́бро zébro	зе́бри zébry

References

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “зебра”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “зебра”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1972), “зебра”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (З), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 553
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “зебра”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “зебра”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “зебра”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “зебра”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)